Criminal verdict means defendant is not guilty or evidence insufficient. Full-time court judge is in regular service. Federal court statistics agency administers federal courts. Appellate court reviews lower court decisions. Federal judges serve life terms under Article III
Most rejections occur due to incomplete or incorrect documents. Article 32 of Law no. 6458 covers common rejection reasons. Applicants must provide valid criminal record and address information
Written by Franz Kafka in 1914-1915, published posthumously in 1925. Never completed, edited by Max Brod after Kafka's death. Influenced by Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Original manuscript held at Museum of Modern Literature
Verdict is formal jury finding of fact on judge-submitted questions. Term "verdict" comes from Latin "veredictum" meaning "to say truth". Different counts in same case may have different verdicts
Writ of habeas corpus protects people from illegal imprisonment. Court order requiring government to prove valid reason for holding. Petition filed by defendant's attorneys, not same as appeal
Misdemeanor is a less serious criminal offense than felony. Maximum prison sentence is typically one year or less. States may have different misdemeanor classes: A (up to one year), B (up to six months), C (up to 30 days)